 With an estimated area of 1,454.85 square kilometers, Munesa has an estimated population density of 142.6 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 132.2.The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 148,030, of whom 73,208 were men and 74,822 women; 9,756 or 6.59% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.The two largest ethnic groups reported in Munesa were the Oromo (91.59%), and the Amhara (7.34%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.07% of the population.